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Ogle wrote to inquire about obtaining the right to sales of Lee’s history of the war in the State of Delaware.

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Burns wrote to inquire about obtaining the right to sales in California, Arizona and Nevada for Lee’s history of the war.

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T. L. Courtney, proprietor of Arlington House, a hotel in Richmond, Virginia, sent Lee an invitation to stay at Arlington House when he went to Richmond.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information. Vance wrote on behalf of his son, a Confederate veteran.

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Washington wrote to Lee to inquire about an internship in French, Latin or Spanish at Washington College.

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James Park, a preacher in Knoxville, Tennessee, wrote this letter to Lee to introduce Chalmers Deaderick who was travelling to Lexington for school.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...

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E.C. Middleton, an oil portrait artist, wrote to Lee asking for a photograph so that he could paint a portrait of Lee.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.

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Chapman wanted Lee’s autograph to give to his children as family heirlooms.

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John George Walker, a former Confederate General, wrote to Robert E. Lee informing him of his whereabouts in London and his recent business ventures. It was Walker’s intention to start a company in London for the “Development of the resources of the Southern States of North America.”

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...

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George Mason, relative (son or brother) of the Confederate representative to Great Britain, James Murray Mason, had heard that Mrs. Thomas J. Jackson and her children had fallen on hard times. He offered to start a collection and solicit donations for their well-being.

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Grace B. Shreve wrote this letter to Lee to accompany a Christmas present and to express her admiration for him.

Abstract In 1865, shortly after the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia, Robert E. Lee was approached in Richmond by C.B. Richardson of the University Publishing Company of New York. No contract was signed, but the two came to an informal agreement whereby University Publishing Company would have publication privileges if Lee completed a manuscript. For the next five years the two kept up correspondence, with Lee often requesting materials that Richardson would then search out and furnish for...

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Trimble served as a Confederate general during the war. He was responding to a request from Lee for military records and memories. Trimble offered reports of “the Battle of Hasel River – to the Battle of Cross Keys, the Battle of Slaughter Mountain, & the battle or capture of Manassas Station.” Trimble also offered to make detailed maps of the battlefields.

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Louisa Wittschen, Mary Bryand, Theodora Cordes, and Amelia Cordes wrote to Lee asking for a token to keep as a memento.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information. Hasbrouck was "Teacher of Classics" at Newkark Academy in Newark, New Jersey.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.

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W. S. William & Co wrote in reference to publishing to Lee’s history of the war.

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Bishop wrote to Lee offering to sell his history of the war once it was published.

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Upon Robert E. Lee assuming the position of president of Washington College, the college received a great deal of attention from southerners and northerners alike. Prospective students of the college or their parents would write to Robert E. Lee in order to request a Washington College catalogue, admission to the school or more information.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection contains primary and secondary resources pertaining to Robert E. Lee and the Lee family. Included are correspondences from, to, and about Lee and various family members; memorabilia, pamphlets, photographs, reminiscences, miscellaneous personal papers, family history and genealogy. The collection includes materials acquired from the Lee family and items donated to and purchased and compiled by W&L University since Lee's tenure as president of Washington College from 1865...

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Blakeney and Company wrote to Lee offering him several pens. They hoped that professors and students of Washington College would purchase the pens.

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William R. Howard wrote that John H. Folling, a butcher, sent “a half barrel containing a few tongues and a sliced Round for your Christmas dinner.”